Largest Fentanyl Seizure in Delaware History Could’ve Killed 75% of State’s Population
According to 6ABC, the Delaware State Police and the FBI announced arrests of 28 people in a crackdown of a major drug organization.
Each of the 28 are being charged with 252 felonies, to include criminal racketeering, conspiracy, drug dealing, among other charges.
They recovered at least $5 million worth of heroine, cocaine and fentanyl.
“Included in these results was the largest fentanyl seizure by Delaware law enforcement in the state’s history, making a major dent in the supply of fentanyl that would have been distributed on the streets of Newark and surrounding areas,” said Jennifer Boone, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Baltimore field office. “Alone, the quantity of fentanyl seized could have killed thousands and thousands of people.”
“The amount of fentanyl, cocaine, heroin, drug money and guns seized in this sting has saved lives and will save lives – point blank. The actions of these narcotics enterprises have ripples stretching across our region and at times across the nation. Disrupting them helps disrupt a drug trade that I and everyone else here today can attest breeds violence in Delaware and elsewhere,” said Delaware Attorney General Kathleen Jennings.
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